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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

We have made this brown rice recipe a couple times now in the last couple weeks. It is really yummy! I modified it slightly from Fine Cooking here. I like to buy the frozen rice bags that you can throw in the microwave for 3 minutes and you've got your rice cooked! This is a great recipe to make plain brown rice a little more interesting.

First toast the walnuts in a skillet over medium heat. Finely chop and set aside. Next heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and saute until tender.

Meanwhile, place the rasins in a small pot with a steamer basket and small amount of water. Bring water to boil and lower to simmer for 6-7 minutes.

Place you frozen bag of rice in the microwave and cook according to packaging. Usually 3-4 minutes. Once rice is cooked pour rice into the skillet with the onion. Stir and cook for 3-5 minutes to heat through. Add the steamed raisins, toasted walnuts, fresh parsley, and salt and pepper. Toss in skillet.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

I have finally gotten around to posting some new items in my Etsy Shop today. Thanks to my sister who watched the boys! I was able to be a bit productive! I now sell striped paper cups that match the red, black, baby pink, and baby blue striped straws! I sell them in sets of 12 or 24 count. You can find them HERE!

The paper cups come with free printable cup labels. The labels are available in 18 different colors and I also include a blank template for you to add your own personalized text for the labels.

The label colors coordinate with the free printable drink flag colors that are offered with the purchase of paper straws!

My other new item is mini cupcake liners in 6 different colors. I sell them in quantities of 60, 80, 120.

These are great for mini cupcakes, muffins, or they can also be used as candy cups at parties. You can find them HERE!

I stumbled across all of these recipes on Pinterest. I have only made a few of them so far, and they have been soo good! I can't wait to try out the rest of them! I love organizing new recipes that I want to try on Pinterest, and it is easy to pull them up on my phone or computer when it's time to grocery shop or cook.